Chapter 292: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 292: The Shop's Grand Opening and Prosperous Business (6)
Seeing the woman buy a hundred catties of rice after tasting the rice, others became curious too. They picked up clean wooden spoons and tasted the rice, all having the same reaction as the woman.
"Give me eighty catties."
"I'll take a hundred catties too."
"I want some too, give me a hundred and fifty catties."
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Several women clamored, afraid that if they spoke too slowly, the rice would be snatched away by others. The prices were cheaper now, but in the future, they would have to spend more silver to buy it!
Outside, passersby who were curious about the commotion inside came in. After tasting the free rice, they couldn't resist the deliciousness of the spatial rice. Just like the others, they quickly took out their silver.
Mo Yan, Li Xiu, and her niece were busy packing and weighing rice for customers, while Li Zhong helped by calling for carts to transport the rice. The carts came and went at the door, and customers kept coming in waves.
In less than half an hour, over two thousand catties of rice were sold, along with glutinous rice, eggs, and more, all recommended by Mo Yan and others, selling quite a bit. In short, on the first day of opening, "Mo Family Fragrant Rice" had a successful start.
As lunchtime approached and the flow of customers in the shop gradually decreased, and with almost all the rice sold out, Mo Yan suggested locking the door first and then going to Huixian Residence for lunch.
"Yan'er, there are still some customers coming in now. It's not very auspicious to close the shop just after opening. You and Xiu'er can go first, and I'll stay here," Li Zhong urged Mo Yan to go, insisting on staying to watch the shop.
Mo Yan thought about it and agreed, planning to bring him a meal from Huixian Residence later.
The three of them arrived at the private room on the second floor of Huixian Residence. With Liu Tinglan, who had stuffed herself with pastries, eagerly asking Mo Yan about the business situation.
Mo Yan briefly recounted the approximate sales figures, and everyone congratulated Mo Qingze.
With everyone present, Mo Yan called the waiter to serve the dishes. With the presence of shopkeeper Xing, the dishes were served quickly. Li Zhong's portion, as instructed by Mo Yan, had already been packed in a food box in the kitchen and was sent over by Li Xiu.
However, after waiting for a long time, Li Xiu still hadn't come. Since there were guests at the table, they couldn't wait for her alone. Under Mo Qingze's invitation, everyone started eating.
There were a total of eighteen dishes on the table, all of them Huixian Residence's signature dishes, specially prepared by shopkeeper Xing's orders. They were delicious in color, aroma, and taste, quite impressive.
However, Xin'er and the other children were not very interested; they only tasted each dish and didn't eat much more. Having a comparison, they realized for the first time how skilled their sister was in cooking, even better than the best chef at Huixian Residence.
If Mo Yan knew what they were thinking, she would definitely feel embarrassed. In terms of cooking skills, she couldn't compare to the head chef at Huixian Residence. It was just because the ingredients came from the space and were cooked with spiritual spring water, that's why the taste was exceptionally good. If it were ordinary ingredients, she would fall short!
Halfway through the meal, Li Xiu still hadn't arrived. Not only Li Yan, who was her niece, but also Mo Yan was worried. However, there were guests at the table, so she couldn't leave halfway through the meal, feeling anxious.
After finishing the meal and seeing off Liu Tinglan and her mother, as well as Manager Xing, Mo Yan bid farewell to her father and hurried back to the shop.
At the door, she found Li Zhong and Li Xiu both there, and her previously anxious heart finally settled down.
"Grandpa Li, Aunt Li, what's wrong with you?"
Entering, Mo Yan realized that something was wrong. Li Zhong's face was very ugly, with a hint of anger, and Li Xiu's eyes were red, apparently having just cried.
Seeing her, they quickly tried to hide their previous expressions and shook their heads, saying it was nothing.
Seeing that they were unwilling to tell the truth, Mo Yan felt annoyed. "If it's nothing, why are you so upset? We're a family. If there's any difficulty, let's discuss it together and find a solution, okay?"
Li Zhong looked at Mo Yan, hesitating whether to speak or not. They already owed the Mo family a lot; they didn't want to trouble her with those unpleasant matters again.
Seeing his expression, Mo Yan tentatively asked, "But did someone from the Zhang family cause trouble? If not a customer causing trouble, besides the Zhang family, I can't think of anyone else who could make you so angry and upset."
Li Zhong closed his eyes and nodded helplessly. "Xiu'er was delivering food to me, but she ran into Zhang Ming on the street. He grabbed Xiu'er and talked nonsense, wanting her to reconcile with him, so I drove him away."
Li Xiu, who had just stopped crying, heard her father's words and started wiping her tears again. She never expected to encounter Zhang Ming. Since the day she was divorced, she had given up on him and just wanted to cherish the present moment. But as soon as she saw him, all those unbearable memories came flooding back like a nightmare. How could she not hate him?
Mo Yan was furious when she heard this. "That shameless Zhang Ming, he's fallen to such a low level, yet he still dares to dream of a reunion. He's simply a scumbag!"
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